Substance Use Tools & Resources
This collection of tools and resources is for providers, staff, and patients who offer or use services to address substance use, and other interested stakeholders. This collection was originally established following an environmental scan on implementing medication-assisted treatment (MAT) for opioid use disorder (OUD) in rural primary care. (See PDFs of Volume 1 [PDF 0.69 MB] and Volume 2 [PDF 1.28 MB] of that scan). Items have been continuously added to this collection since then, and the collection has expanded to cover substance use more broadly, rather than just MAT for OUD.
Opioid Taper Decision Tool: A VA Clinician's Guide (PDF - .85 MB)
OpiSafe (PDF - 1.5 MB)
This is a fact sheet for the OpiSafe website, which provides support for opioid prescribers by performing risk stratification for each patient on the basis of morphine-equivalent dosing ranges, pain and function scores, opioid misuse risk scores, and automated prescription drug monitoring program checks.
Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs: Evidence-Based Practices To Optimize Prescriber Use
Prescription Opioids: What You Need To Know (PDF - 1.1 MB)
Rural Behavioral Health: Telehealth Challenges and Opportunities (PDF - 593 KB)
Looks at various barriers to accessing mental health and substance use disorder treatment and services in rural communities and describes how telehealth interventions may provide ways to overcome specific barriers
SAMHSA TIP 59: Improving Cultural Competence (PDF - 433 KB)
This Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) was written to help counselors and organizations provide culturally responsive services.
